"Put it in a mason jar and come back to it..."

We've all heard it before. There's a blend that isn't clicking, we're not that fond of it but the garbage man doesn't deserve it yet

Sage advice is to put it in a jar and revisit down the road. Our flavor perceptions and preferences can change drastically. A blend that wasn't our cup of tea becomes our flavor of the month.

I'll go ahead and say that I wasn't that fond of Three Oaks Syrian at first. Don't know if it was the "hype" (Lookin at you @Robster ) or if I wasn't used to Syrian latakia. Just couldn't wrap my head around this tobacco.

That was over 4 months ago. After some time out in a glass cell, I finally took him out for combustion exercises. I've changed my mind on this blend and really enjoy it now.

Much different than Cyprian latakia, of which I am still very fond. It's mellower and has a subtle sweetness to it. I also find that it burns very slow which makes it even more enjoyable to sip and relax.

So what blends have you revisited and encountered a newfound enjoyment? Interested to see if we have any commonalities...

I'm not a pipe smoker, but that's an interesting thought that should carry over to cigars as well.

Cheers

Not liking 3OS right off of the bat? Heresy! Take that man's stewardship away immediately.

Didn't like FVF when I first tried it shortly after I picked up the pipe. After a year in a jar it was fantastic. Don't know it was just having some age on the tobacco, improved technique, or a combination of the two.

I didn't care for the 3OS on my first bowl, but then I had smoked Lancer's Slices previous to that it has a pretty decent hit of the Cyprian Latakia. I went back to 3OS after a few days of no pipe and picked up the same impression you had about the Syrian- that subtle sweetness is fantastic.

Definitely BCF (Bob's Chocolate Flake). I wasn't ready for Lakelands just yet.

Not that I didn't like it the first time, but after I let my Early Morning Pipe mellow in a jar for about 9 months I couldn't believe how good it was.

As of yet, I have not done a complete about face on any tobacco blend, but many have improved to varying degrees with several months to a year or so of age. EMP is certainly one of them. I too was a little underwhelmed by 3OS, didn't dislike it in any way, just wasn't wowed by it. It may be time to open it's Mason jar again.

To be honest I didn't like much any of the Virginia blends when I started. To much like cigarettes I thought at the time. In particular I had a tin each of G.L. Pease Cumberland and Solani Silver Flake and I thought they were both, to be blunt, rubbish.

Fast forward a year and oh my this Virginia stuff is to die for and in particular the SSF is sublime. So there ya go!

Re: 3OS, I should have bought shares before raving. She's a fine blend though. Love it to bits. I know I harp on about it but do try it after a surf/swim in the ocean. It comes alive.